Humana Hospitals

Humana Hospitals pays $8.35 for a pair of crutches and then bills patients $103.65 for them. Rubber arm pads for the crutches, which cost the hospital 90 cents, add another $23.75 to the patient's bill, and the 71-cent rubber tips cost the patient $15.95. "The now-famous $640 Pentagon toilet seat pales in the face of some of these hospital charges," Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.

The editorial "Humana Hospital Closure Is a Disaster" touches on all aspects of medical care in Orange County as viewed from a hospital emergency room. In stating that the closure of the hospital was disastrous " . . . for the thousands of poor people in the region who sought medical aid in its emergency room," you arrive at the heart of our problem. Restoration of the emergency room is the hope of Westminster Mayor Charles V. Smith. Unfortunately, reopening the emergency room would not solve the problem of indigent medical care in Orange County or even in Westminster; on the contrary, it would delay finding a genuine solution.

A couple who sued Humana Hospital-Huntington Beach for medical malpractice were awarded more than $377,000 Thursday, their attorney said. Al and Louise Sanbrano of Huntington Beach alleged in their lawsuit that hospital nurses were negligent in leaving an intravenous needle in Al Sanbrano's arm too long, causing him to get an internal infection. Attorney Daniel M.

The closing earlier this month of Humana Hospital-Westminster was viewed by the city's mayor as "something that borders on near disaster for the city." In a sense it was, especially for the thousands of poor people in the region who sought medical aid in its emergency room, the second busiest in the county for indigent patients. But it also was a financial disaster for the hospital. When it closed, it had five out of every six beds sitting empty.

The editorial "Humana Hospital Closure Is a Disaster" touches on all aspects of medical care in Orange County as viewed from a hospital emergency room. In stating that the closure of the hospital was disastrous " . . . for the thousands of poor people in the region who sought medical aid in its emergency room," you arrive at the heart of our problem. Restoration of the emergency room is the hope of Westminster Mayor Charles V. Smith. Unfortunately, reopening the emergency room would not solve the problem of indigent medical care in Orange County or even in Westminster; on the contrary, it would delay finding a genuine solution.

Wendell Cherry, 55, founder of Humana Inc., which operates a nationwide chain of hospitals and provides health insurance for 1.6 million Americans. Cherry founded Humana with David A. Jones in 1961. An attorney, he also was an avid art collector who once paid $5.3 million for a self-portrait of Picasso. He also produced Broadway shows, including "The Secret Garden," and was president of the old American Basketball Assn.

The closing earlier this month of Humana Hospital-Westminster was viewed by the city's mayor as "something that borders on near disaster for the city." In a sense it was, especially for the thousands of poor people in the region who sought medical aid in its emergency room, the second busiest in the county for indigent patients. But it also was a financial disaster for the hospital. When it closed, it had five out of every six beds sitting empty.

Humana Hospital-Westminster will close Sunday, raising concerns about the diminished availability of emergency care in the city, which will be left without a hospital within its boundaries. The hospital, which has provided traditional services for 35 years, is being sold to Vencor Inc. and will be converted into a facility for critical care patients referred from other county hospitals who need to be kept on ventilators. The deal is expected to close escrow Thursday.

Humana Hospital-Westminster will close Sunday, raising concerns about the diminished availability of emergency care in the city, which will be left without a hospital within its boundaries. The hospital, which has provided traditional services for 35 years, is being sold to Vencor Inc. and will be converted into a facility for critical care patients referred from other county hospitals who need to be kept on ventilators. The deal is expected to close escrow Thursday.

A couple who sued Humana Hospital-Huntington Beach for medical malpractice were awarded more than $377,000 Thursday, their attorney said. Al and Louise Sanbrano of Huntington Beach alleged in their lawsuit that hospital nurses were negligent in leaving an intravenous needle in Al Sanbrano's arm too long, causing him to get an internal infection. Attorney Daniel M.

Humana Hospitals pays $8.35 for a pair of crutches and then bills patients $103.65 for them. Rubber arm pads for the crutches, which cost the hospital 90 cents, add another $23.75 to the patient's bill, and the 71-cent rubber tips cost the patient $15.95. "The now-famous $640 Pentagon toilet seat pales in the face of some of these hospital charges," Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.

Wendell Cherry, 55, founder of Humana Inc., which operates a nationwide chain of hospitals and provides health insurance for 1.6 million Americans. Cherry founded Humana with David A. Jones in 1961. An attorney, he also was an avid art collector who once paid $5.3 million for a self-portrait of Picasso. He also produced Broadway shows, including "The Secret Garden," and was president of the old American Basketball Assn.